际
際jì
#423 most
frequent character
border, edge, boundary, interval
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
际 has ⻖, a divider or ridge, as its meaning part. 示 stands for the old sound part 祭 jì in the simplified form. It first meant the seam where two walls meet, then a crack, a space between, and a boundary.
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